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The South Carolina Highway Patrol said the wreck happened just before 2 a.m. Friday in the 3800 block of Jug Factory Road near Jordan Road north of Greer and east of Lyman Lake.

Three people were in the Ford F250 pickup at the time of the crash, but troopers said they were still trying to figure out who was driving.

The pickup was headed south on Jordan Road when it veered off the right side, over-corrected and went off the left side of the road. The truck then overturned more than once and caught fire, troopers said.

Hawkins was trapped in the wreckage, and died at the scene.

Douglas Owens III, 19, and Christopher Hickey, 18, both of Greer, were taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital, according to troopers.

Their conditions were not immediately available.

According to the Greenville County Schools website, Hawkins, who graduated from Blue Ridge High School, was one of 11 students who never missed a day during his 12 years of school.